Metallic clip-fastening.



G. H. BARBO UR. METALLIC CLIP FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1910.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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e ema-nan of reamrarest. Application filed fieptember 2%,1910. Serial No. 584,269.

Patented Sept. 16, 112913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be lt'known that I, GEORGE Hf.- Bassoon,

- a resident of Pittsburgh lllleghcny county,

and State of Pennsy Vania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in afMetallic Clip-Fastening, of which-the following'is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

forming part of this specification, in .\Vl11(3h Figure l is a perspective .view partially in section of a channel having another channel sustaining a sheathing'board secured t c with one .form of my improved CllP. 1

ig. 2 is a detail sectional view show ing another form of my clip; Figs. 3,4, 5,

metal lath, wood, bri' tile,-plastig'=boards" or any form of sheathing to flanged sections The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, sim le and effective clip or fastening of this character, which can be readily and quickly applied and which eliminates the punching of holes in the flanges of such sections for the attachment of wood strips to which the sheathing, etc., is secured, or of punching out tongues from the flanges to form hooks to which the strands of metal lath are secured.

The precise nature of my invention will be best ,understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, which will now be described, it being premised, however, that various changes may be made in the details of construction and general arrangement of the parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, the numeral 2 designates the section to which the clips are secured, which may be provided with one or more flanges 3 at one or both ends of the web.

4 designates the body of the clip, having end extensions 5, which are bent upon themselves to engage a flange or some portion of the sect10n2.

6 1s a loop formed at the junction of the body and end extension, and 7 are notches or grooves between the ends 5 and the loopsS,

which are arranged to receive staples or wires for securing the clips to the section and the metallath, slab or material which is to be secured to the sections by means of the clips.

In Fig. l, I have shown a slab 8 connected to a small transverse channel section 9 which'inturn is secured to the channel section 2. 10 are the wire bands in the grooves 17 of the clip and pass around the channel-9, the ends of each of the bands beng secured together in any manner. In this figure,.ene end of the cli engages the ng 3, and the other end engages the web of the channel section 2. Q

In .2, .I have shown a slightly moditied formof clip having one end bent upon itself to engage the flange, while the other end is bent at right angles to engage the web of the section 2.

In Fig. .3, I have shown the ends of the clip bent to engage a flange 3 and ahead '11 of aspecial channel section 2. 10 are bands for securingthe slabs to the channel section.

In Fig. 4, I have shown the slab secured to an I-sect-ion without the interposed channel sect-ion, and in which both ends of the clip engage a flange of the section 2.

In Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown the clips engaging sections having different shaped flanges. The clip shown in the upper portion of Fig. 6 is provided with a lug or lugs 12, to which is secured a wooden nailing strip 13.

In Fig. 7, I have illustrated a clip similar to that shown in the upper portion of Fig. 6, and in which the ends 5 of the clip are bent to enga e the flanges of another form of section. In this form, the ends of the strip are secured to the section and to the nailing strip by means of staples 1ft.

In Figs. 8 and 9, the clip 4 is similar to that shown in Fig. 3, and is secured to the section in a manner similar to that shown in the upper portion of ig. 6. The clip 4* is also provided with a cllp 12, which may be inserted between two bricks for securi brick veneerin to the frame of a building, as shown in fiig. 8.

In Fig. 10, Ilaave shown the clip arranged the building.

In applying the clip fastening, which preferably is made of elastic material, the turned over end or ends are forced apart 7 sufiicient to allow the clip to pass over the flange or flanges of the section when they spring or are sprung back into the position shown; the article to be attached is then brought into juxtaposition with the'clip and a staple or staples embracing the grooved portion of the clip is passed around the article, or some strand of it, and its ends are secured together; except in cases where wood is to be secured to the sections, the staples may be driven directly into the article.

It is evident that all the clips shown may be modified to suit various articles and sections to which they are to be secured.

The advantages of my invention result from the provision of a clip which may be readily secured to the metal framing of a building, without punching the shapes, and to which clips may readily be secured, the supports for the partitions, sheathing, floors or roof, or to which the sheathing or partitions may be secured direct.

This application forms a continuation of my application Serial No. 464,730, filed November 27th, 1908, inasmuch as is common to both of them.

I claim:

1. A spring clip of the character described, comprising a body portion having an end extension bent upon itself, said end members, and means on the other end for engaging the opposite side of the structural element; substantially as described.

2. A spring clip of the character described, comprising a body portion having end extensions bent upon the body portion, said end extensions and the body portion forming clamps between the ends of the clip for engaging the flanges of a structural ele ment, there being tie receiving depressions in the clip between the bends and the clamping members; substantially as described.

3. A spring clip of the character described, comprising a body Portion having end extensions bentupon the body portion,

said end' extensions and the body portion forming clamps between the ends of the clip for engaging the flanges of a structural element, there being tie receiving depressions in the clip between the bends and the clamping members, and ties seated in said depressions and engaging the article to be supported thereby; substantially as described. 1

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE H. BARBOUR. Witnesses:

JEssE B. HELLER, H. M. CORWIN. 

